I installed Photoshop 2019 following the steps on AppDB (installed on Windows then copied the folder to Linux). Photoshop launches but the Adobe log-in window immediately shows up, which is blank/has no content in it, hence I can't log in. If I close that window, PS quits. I made sure to log out Adobe from my other OS'es so I don't reach the limits of more than two activations at the same time.

002a:err:winediag:SECUR32_initNTLMSP ntlm_auth was not found or is outdated. Make sure that ntlm_auth >= 3.0.25 is in your path. Usually, you can find it in the winbind package of your distribution.

Fix this error.

Thanks for the suggestions. I did both, the problem persists. I also tried to disable my firewall (Open Snitch) and delete all the Photoshop preference files but nothing changed. Anything else I could try?

I followed the workaround instructions. Now the login window is bypassed and Photoshop starts without being logged in. In this way, I can open, edit and save existing files but it won't allow me to create new files. If I try to log in from the top menu PS crashes.

To make sue I did the steps correctly:

- I copied those libs from ./wine/Photoshop/drive_c/windows/system32 to ./wine/Photoshop/drive_c/windows/syswow64 (I tried to both leave the source files in place and rename them adding BACKUP to their file names - no change)
- I went to winecfg on my Photoshop prefix and added a new override for each of those libraries, setting them to native.

Below my terminal output. Do you have any further suggestions to be able to log in?

I copied those libs from ./wine/Photoshop/drive_c/windows/system32 to ./wine/Photoshop/drive_c/windows/syswow64 (I tried to both leave the source files in place and rename them adding BACKUP to their file names - no change)

Wait what? You need to get the dlls from windows.

From windows system32 into wine system32 (64 bit dlls), and from windows syswow64 into into syswow64 (32bit dlls). Not intuitive, but that's how it is.

I copied those libs from ./wine/Photoshop/drive_c/windows/system32 to ./wine/Photoshop/drive_c/windows/syswow64 (I tried to both leave the source files in place and rename them adding BACKUP to their file names - no change)

Wait what? You need to get the dlls from windows.

From windows system32 into wine system32 (64 bit dlls), and from windows syswow64 into into syswow64 (32bit dlls). Not intuitive, but that's how it is.

I copied those libs from ./wine/Photoshop/drive_c/windows/system32 to ./wine/Photoshop/drive_c/windows/syswow64 (I tried to both leave the source files in place and rename them adding BACKUP to their file names - no change)

Wait what? You need to get the dlls from windows.

From windows system32 into wine system32 (64 bit dlls), and from windows syswow64 into into syswow64 (32bit dlls). Not intuitive, but that's how it is.

Hi again,

So I went to my Windows 10 partition and copied from there the mentioned libraries from system32 and syswow64. Then I went back to my Linux partition and copied them into their respective folders within my Wine Photoshop prefix (the ones coming from system32 into system32 and the ones coming from syswow64 into syswos64 ). Still nothing- the sign in window gets bypassed altogether and I can't sign in or create new files (only open existing ones).

The bug page mentions to copy those dlls from 32bit Windows, what does that mean exactly? I copied them from Windows 10. In terms of overrides, I set those libs in winecfg of my Photoshop prefix as 'native'. I also tried to set the prefix to both Windows10 and Windoews8.1 but the behavior doesn't change?

DarkShadow44 wrote:I probably should be clearer, but win10 dlls don't work. I'll spare you the technical reasons, but you'll best use win7 dlls.

Thanks for clarifying. I don't have access to Windows 7 so I downloaded those dlls manually from a dlls website and I crosschecked the version numbers with the Win7 system logs I found online. Still same behavior. Are there other ways to find those files or installing win7 is the only way to source them?

DarkShadow44 wrote:64bit windows has both 32bit and 64bit dlls, so use that.

Tried that. Installed Win 7 Pro on VMware. I copied those dlls from system32 (and put them into wine system32) and from syswow64 (and put them into wine syswow64).

Now the behavior changed (although it still does not work). When I launch PS, it loads, then the white log-in widows appears for a second (with no content in it) and then PS quits immediately by itself. Below my output. Anything else I can try? Thanks

I also have started a new prefix from scratch and followed the process again from the beginning. Still doesn't work. The behavior is the same as it was in my last test when I took the libs from an actual win7 installation (the blank login windows quits itself along with PS after a second or two later after showing up). I guess I probably have to try to take the dlls from somewhere else, maybe another version of Windows?

It finally worked but with CC 2018 and using the Adobe installer. I think in my case the dll workaround made possible to install and log in Photoshop with its own official uninstaller, otherwise I don't think it would work. Anyway, as soon as I have time, I'll try if this method works with CC 2019 and the creative cloud app as well. Thanks again for your help.